diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorInfo.kt
index 014be540f..f4af65bbc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorInfo.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.UnsupportedContentInCountryExcept
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.YoutubeMusicPremiumContentException
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.YoutubeSignInConfirmNotBotException
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.isNetworkRelated
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource.FailedMediaSource
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.resolver.PlaybackResolver
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ServiceHelper
 
 @Parcelize
@@ -97,9 +99,9 @@ class ErrorInfo(
             if (info == null) SERVICE_NONE else ServiceHelper.getNameOfServiceById(info.serviceId)
 
         @StringRes
-        private fun getMessageStringId(
+        fun getMessageStringId(
             throwable: Throwable?,
-            action: UserAction
+            action: UserAction?
         ): Int {
             return when {
                 // content not available exceptions
@@ -123,14 +125,19 @@ class ErrorInfo(
                 throwable != null && throwable.isNetworkRelated -> R.string.network_error
                 throwable is ExtractionException -> R.string.parsing_error
 
-                // ExoPlayer exceptions
+                // player exceptions
                 throwable is ExoPlaybackException -> {
-                    when (throwable.type) {
-                        ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE -> R.string.player_stream_failure
-                        ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_UNEXPECTED -> R.string.player_recoverable_failure
+                    val cause = throwable.cause
+                    when {
+                        cause is HttpDataSource.InvalidResponseCodeException && cause.responseCode == 403 -> R.string.player_error_403
+                        cause is Loader.UnexpectedLoaderException && cause.cause is ExtractionException -> getMessageStringId(throwable, action)
+                        throwable.type == ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE -> R.string.player_stream_failure
+                        throwable.type == ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_UNEXPECTED -> R.string.player_recoverable_failure
                         else -> R.string.player_unrecoverable_failure
                     }
                 }
+                throwable is FailedMediaSource.FailedMediaSourceException -> getMessageStringId(throwable.cause, action)
+                throwable is PlaybackResolver.ResolverException -> R.string.player_stream_failure
 
                 // user actions (in case the exception is unrecognizable)
                 action == UserAction.UI_ERROR -> R.string.app_ui_crash
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
index 2948eeaf8..7f0f9f8b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import io.reactivex.rxjava3.schedulers.Schedulers
 import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity
 import org.schabi.newpipe.NewPipeDatabase
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem.InfoType
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ContentNotAvailableException
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.ListLinkHandler
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer(
                 },
                 { throwable ->
                     Log.e(TAG, "Failed to start playback of media ID [$mediaId]", throwable)
-                    onPrepareError()
+                    onPrepareError(throwable)
                 }
             )
     }
@@ -115,9 +116,9 @@ class MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer(
         )
     }
 
-    private fun onPrepareError() {
+    private fun onPrepareError(throwable: Throwable) {
         setMediaSessionError.accept(
-            ContextCompat.getString(context, R.string.error_snackbar_message),
+            ContextCompat.getString(context, ErrorInfo.getMessageStringId(throwable, null)),
             PlaybackStateCompat.ERROR_CODE_APP_ERROR
         )
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 21593674d..a54ddb9ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@
     <string name="trending_movies">Trending movies and shows</string>
     <string name="trending_music">Trending music</string>
     <string name="entry_deleted">Entry deleted</string>
+    <string name="player_error_403">HTTP error 403 occurred while playing, likely caused by an IP ban or streaming URL deobfuscation issues</string>
     <string name="youtube_sign_in_confirm_not_bot_error">YouTube refused to provide data, asking for a login.\n\nYour IP might have been temporarily banned by YouTube, you can wait some time or switch to a different IP (for example by turning on/off a VPN, or by switching from WiFi to mobile data).</string>
     <string name="unsupported_content_in_country">This content is not available for the currently selected content country.\n\nChange your selection from \"Settings > Content > Default content country\".</string>
 </resources>